Tao

Tao or dao (/ta/, /da/; Chinese: ??; ?pinyin: dao (help info)) is a Chinese word meaning path, path, route, or more times loosely; doctrine or principle. in the context of traditional Chinese philosophy and religion tao is a metaphysical concept emanating from laozi that gave rise to a religion (wade giles;? tao chiao, pinyin; daojiao) and philosophy (wade giles; ?tao chia, pinyin; daojia) referred to in English by the single term Taoism.